The History of the Civil War in America: Comprising a Full and Impartial Account of the Origin and Progress of the Rebellion ...G. Bill, 1866 - Civil war |
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... batteries with which they had blockaded the Potomac . Thus the river was opened for our transports , and the Union troops could be easily sent down the Potomac , and landed within a few miles of Richmond . But dila- toriness , which the ...
... batteries with which they had blockaded the Potomac . Thus the river was opened for our transports , and the Union troops could be easily sent down the Potomac , and landed within a few miles of Richmond . But dila- toriness , which the ...
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... batteries of artillery . The reënforcements soon after dispatched made the total of the forces sent to the Peninsula over one hundred and fifty- eight thousand men . It was not possible to send more than this , since otherwise the ...
... batteries of artillery . The reënforcements soon after dispatched made the total of the forces sent to the Peninsula over one hundred and fifty- eight thousand men . It was not possible to send more than this , since otherwise the ...
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... batteries . They maintained their position , and their efficient action , until the close of the day . At one time a mounted rebel officer ventured outside of one of the redoubts . The white bosom of his shirt , dimly visi- ble ...
... batteries . They maintained their position , and their efficient action , until the close of the day . At one time a mounted rebel officer ventured outside of one of the redoubts . The white bosom of his shirt , dimly visi- ble ...
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... battery , advanced , as skirmishers , towards the eastern banks of the creek . The first shell they fired exploded ... batteries . The rebels then ceased to reply and evacuated the fort . Sharpshooters were sent forward to reconnoitre ...
... battery , advanced , as skirmishers , towards the eastern banks of the creek . The first shell they fired exploded ... batteries . The rebels then ceased to reply and evacuated the fort . Sharpshooters were sent forward to reconnoitre ...
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... battery were served . As the Vermonters , under the shelter of the batteries , abandoned the captured rifle - pits , and retreated to recross the stream , the rebels again occupied the pits , and opened upon them a terribly galling fire ...
... battery were served . As the Vermonters , under the shelter of the batteries , abandoned the captured rifle - pits , and retreated to recross the stream , the rebels again occupied the pits , and opened upon them a terribly galling fire ...
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advance arms artillery assailed assault attack banks batteries battle brave bridge brigade Brigadier-General Buell Burnside camp captured cavalry centre Centreville charge Colonel column command commenced conflict Corinth corps Creek crossed defence desperate division driven enemy enemy's fell field fight fire flank fleet Fort Fisher Fort Magruder forward Fredericksburg front gunboats guns Halleck Harper's Ferry Heintzelman heroic hill horses hundred infantry intrenchments James River Kentucky land loss Major-General Maryland Heights McClellan miles military morning Mountain moved movement Murfreesboro National troops night North o'clock occupied officers opened Pamunkey patriot troops position Potomac prisoners railroad rear rebel army rebel force rebel lines rebellion rebels reënforcements regiments repulsed retreat Richmond ridge rifle-pits river road Rosecrans rushed scene sent Sharpsburg shell Sherman shot side Sigel skirmishers soldiers soon South storm Tennessee thousand Union army Union troops valley victory Washington West Point whole woods wounded
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Page 613 - ... i recommend to them that in all cases when allowed they labor faithfully for reasonable wages and i further declare and make known that such persons of suitable condition will be received into the armed service of the united states...
Page 592 - I propose to receive the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia on the following terms, to wit: Rolls of all the officers and men to be made in duplicate, one copy...
Page 614 - Mr. President, I approve of the proclamation, but I question the expediency of its issue at this juncture. The depression of the public mind, consequent upon our repeated reverses, is so great that I fear the effect of so important a step. It may be viewed as the last measure of an exhausted government, a cry for help ; the government stretching forth its hands to Ethiopia, instead of Ethiopia stretching forth her hands to the government.
Page 600 - The Executive authority of the Government of the United States not to disturb any of the people by reason of the late war...
Page 416 - But in a larger sense we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it far above our power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.
Page 33 - I do not forget that I was satisfied with your arrangement to leave Banks at Manassas Junction ; but when that arrangement was broken up, and nothing was substituted for it, of course I was constrained to substitute something for it myself.
Page 293 - When you first reached the vicinity of Vicksburg, I thought you should do what you finally did— march the troops across the neck, run the batteries with the transports, and thus go below; and I never had any faith, except a general hope that you knew better than I, that the Yazoo Pass expedition and the like could succeed. When you got below and took Port Gibson, Grand Gulf, and vicinity, I thought you should go down the river and join General Banks, and when you turned northward, east of the Big...
Page 613 - And I further declare and make known that such persons, of suitable condition, will be received into the armed service of the United States, to garrison forts, positions, stations, and other places, and to man vessels of all sorts in said service. "And upon this, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the constitution, upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty God.
Page 102 - I feel any misfortune to you and your army quite as keenly as you feel it yourself. If you have had a drawn battle, or a repulse, it is the price we pay for the enemy not being in Washington. We protected Washington, and the enemy concentrated on you.
Page 481 - I beg to present you, as a Christmas gift, the city of Savannah, with one hundred and fifty heavy guns and plenty of ammunition, and also about twenty-five thousand bales of cotton.